His mouth gaped when I uttered those words, and he slightly threw his head back in disbelief. A smile played on his lips, and his face seemed to light up like he just heard the good news. He blinked his eyes for a couple of times, while I stared at him and chuckled. “I . . .” he stuttered as I giggled at his reaction. “I wasn’t too.”&n

I jammed Emma’s doorbell a couple of times, as the breeze that blew on my skin made my body shiver. The wetness the tears had left on my cheeks had already dried up, and my lips that quivered from anxiousness a while ago was shaking from coldness right now. I wrapped my arms around myself, rubbing my palms on them to create heat to warm my freezing body.  This occurrence was familiar. I could recall this happening when the night Liam and I had broken up. That was also the t

I immediately returned home after learning that Mom and Dad called Liam over. I knew this was their bait for getting me back at our house, but I didn’t care. I wouldn’t let them do something to him. I didn’t know what was the deal with him, but I wasn’t happy about it. My gut was telling me something that a horrible thing might come and I wasn’t ready for it. 

I tucked the Panthers cropped top lower to my abdomen and pulled my skirt up to hide my belly-button. Tying my hair to a high-ponytail, I watched as our team prepared for the competition today, as they all scattered around and yelled at each other back and forth. Amanda was sitting in front of me, fixing her makeup as she held a small mirror in front of her face. She plastered a light makeup that accentuated her facial features as the highlighter made her skin look dewy. I turned to face my locker again and rummaged inside of it to find the body shimmer I had bought at Sephora yesterday and put some on my tanned skin, down to my abdomen to make me look glowing. I wanted everyone to see me, especially Liam. He made time to watch our competition.

Walking down the stairs with the eyes of so many people around me had my knees feeling weak, but I couldn’t help but smile widely from the beauty of this night. Everyone was dressed in their formal outfit, as they looked at me with admiration and surprise. I could tell that I was dazzling under the incandescent light that was drawn directly at me, and they were full of anticipation in every step I took. I did feel like it was my birthday, and I was special at this moment.When my gaze met Liam who was standing at the left side of the staircase, his eyes glinted in them and his mouth was slightly parted from surprise. He was the one who gave this dress to me, and it seemed like he was happy with how I looked right now. My gaze was drawn directly at him, admiring his features because he looked so handsome in his black tuxedo. His hair was slicked back, and the stubble that ran along his jawline was neatly trimmed, making him look even hotter. I was captivated by him, and I felt like drow